IVY TECH APHY 101 FINAL EXAM – EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALE | 2027 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which of the following best describes the reaction NaNO3 + HCl → HNO3 + NaCl?
Correct Answer: exchange reaction
2. The function of the association area in the frontal lobe is
Correct Answer: higher intellectual processes, such as reasoning and judgment.
3. Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by __________ and it __________.
Correct Answer: choroid plexuses in the ventricles; protects the brain from blows to the
skull
4. The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________, whereas the
aerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________.
Correct Answer: cytoplasm without O2 required; mitochondria with O2 required
5. A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through
Correct Answer: proprioceptors
6. Epithelial tissue functions in
Correct Answer: secretion, absorption, and protection.
7. Receptors for the special senses are found
Correct Answer: primarily in the head
8. Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct sequence?
Correct Answer: Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector
9. Epidermis is __________, whereas dermis is __________.
Correct Answer: composed of stratified squamous epithelial tissue; composed of
connective tissue, smooth muscle, and nerve cell processes
10. Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because
Correct Answer: chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
11. Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are
Correct Answer: plane joints
12. The muscular system is responsible for body movements, maintenance of posture,
and production of body heat.
Correct Answer: true
13. Chemistry deals with
Correct Answer: the composition and changes of substances that make up living as well
as non-living matter.
14. The __________ is the thin meninx attached to the surface of the brain, containing
many nerves and blood vessels.
Correct Answer: pia mater
15. The three borders of the scapula are called
Correct Answer: the superior, lateral, and medial borders.
16. The three borders of the scapula are called
Correct Answer: long bone
17. Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in that
Correct Answer: propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber
constitutes an impulse.
, 18. For which of the following organelles are the structure and function correctly
described?
Correct Answer: Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected membranes
forming sacs and canals that packages protein molecules for secretion
19. In what molecule are codons found?
Correct Answer: mRNA
20. The movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration requires
Correct Answer: hydrostatic pressure
21. What is the relationship of osmotic pressure to the number of solute particles in a
solution?
Correct Answer: The greater the number of impermeant solute particles, the greater the
osmotic pressure.
22. Macromolecules are built of atoms.
Correct Answer: true
23. The consequence of sensory nerve fibers crossing over is that the
Correct Answer: right hemisphere of the cerebrum receives sensory impulses
originating on the left side of the body and vice versa.
24. Bones of a synovial joint are held together by
Correct Answer: joint capsule
25. The functional connection between a neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber is a
Correct Answer: synapse
26. If the area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area is damaged,
Correct Answer: motor control of the muscles associated with speech is lost.
27. Eccrine sweat glands
Correct Answer: respond primarily to elevated body temperature.
28. The intestines are innervated by both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic
divisions of the autonomic nervous system. During a meal, the __________ division
activates digestion and slows heart rate. During exercise, the __________ division
slows digestion and increases heart rate.
Correct Answer: parasympathetic; sympathetic
29. Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear
Correct Answer: white
30. Blood with excess oxygen causes cyanosis.
Correct Answer: false
31. While examining a sample of muscle tissue under a microscope, you notice that the
cells are multinucleated. They are long, unbranched, striated, and contain a
developed transverse tubule system. Which muscle type does this sample contain?
Correct Answer: skeletal muscle
32. When K+ and Cl- meet, they will
Correct Answer: form KCl with an ionic bond
33. Myelin
Correct Answer: consists of layers of lipids and proteins that wrap around an axon.
34. The functional unit of muscle contraction is
Correct Answer: the sarcomere
35. The color receptors in the retina are most sensitive to light waves that are
Correct Answer: red, green, and blue
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALE | 2027 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which of the following best describes the reaction NaNO3 + HCl → HNO3 + NaCl?
Correct Answer: exchange reaction
2. The function of the association area in the frontal lobe is
Correct Answer: higher intellectual processes, such as reasoning and judgment.
3. Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by __________ and it __________.
Correct Answer: choroid plexuses in the ventricles; protects the brain from blows to the
skull
4. The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________, whereas the
aerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________.
Correct Answer: cytoplasm without O2 required; mitochondria with O2 required
5. A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through
Correct Answer: proprioceptors
6. Epithelial tissue functions in
Correct Answer: secretion, absorption, and protection.
7. Receptors for the special senses are found
Correct Answer: primarily in the head
8. Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct sequence?
Correct Answer: Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector
9. Epidermis is __________, whereas dermis is __________.
Correct Answer: composed of stratified squamous epithelial tissue; composed of
connective tissue, smooth muscle, and nerve cell processes
10. Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because
Correct Answer: chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
11. Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are
Correct Answer: plane joints
12. The muscular system is responsible for body movements, maintenance of posture,
and production of body heat.
Correct Answer: true
13. Chemistry deals with
Correct Answer: the composition and changes of substances that make up living as well
as non-living matter.
14. The __________ is the thin meninx attached to the surface of the brain, containing
many nerves and blood vessels.
Correct Answer: pia mater
15. The three borders of the scapula are called
Correct Answer: the superior, lateral, and medial borders.
16. The three borders of the scapula are called
Correct Answer: long bone
17. Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in that
Correct Answer: propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber
constitutes an impulse.
, 18. For which of the following organelles are the structure and function correctly
described?
Correct Answer: Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected membranes
forming sacs and canals that packages protein molecules for secretion
19. In what molecule are codons found?
Correct Answer: mRNA
20. The movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration requires
Correct Answer: hydrostatic pressure
21. What is the relationship of osmotic pressure to the number of solute particles in a
solution?
Correct Answer: The greater the number of impermeant solute particles, the greater the
osmotic pressure.
22. Macromolecules are built of atoms.
Correct Answer: true
23. The consequence of sensory nerve fibers crossing over is that the
Correct Answer: right hemisphere of the cerebrum receives sensory impulses
originating on the left side of the body and vice versa.
24. Bones of a synovial joint are held together by
Correct Answer: joint capsule
25. The functional connection between a neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber is a
Correct Answer: synapse
26. If the area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area is damaged,
Correct Answer: motor control of the muscles associated with speech is lost.
27. Eccrine sweat glands
Correct Answer: respond primarily to elevated body temperature.
28. The intestines are innervated by both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic
divisions of the autonomic nervous system. During a meal, the __________ division
activates digestion and slows heart rate. During exercise, the __________ division
slows digestion and increases heart rate.
Correct Answer: parasympathetic; sympathetic
29. Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear
Correct Answer: white
30. Blood with excess oxygen causes cyanosis.
Correct Answer: false
31. While examining a sample of muscle tissue under a microscope, you notice that the
cells are multinucleated. They are long, unbranched, striated, and contain a
developed transverse tubule system. Which muscle type does this sample contain?
Correct Answer: skeletal muscle
32. When K+ and Cl- meet, they will
Correct Answer: form KCl with an ionic bond
33. Myelin
Correct Answer: consists of layers of lipids and proteins that wrap around an axon.
34. The functional unit of muscle contraction is
Correct Answer: the sarcomere
35. The color receptors in the retina are most sensitive to light waves that are
Correct Answer: red, green, and blue
